Ok, I know you are very stressed and worried about your oral exam you are just about to do, but, is it really so difficult that you have to be so worried about it? About five hours ago I was just as worried as you. Here, I’ll show you how to control yourself.
At first, I was frightened about it and while waiting for my turn I was rather nervous. If that wasn’t enough, my partner hadn’t arrived yet. My English teacher was waiting with me, and advised me to breathe deeply, think about other things and be confident about myself. If I were you I’d do the same, because it really helped me. If that is not enough I would recommend you to practise a little bit with your partner. Finally, he came just in time to start the test and I was quite relaxed. Once I entered the room and greeted the examiners I felt quite comfortable and did my best. Then, when you are relaxed and confident doing the speaking everything goes better.
Finally, when you get out of the room of the exam, you feel very relieved and if you did well quite happy. In conclusion the most important thing in an oral exam, apart from speaking fluently, is to be relaxed and confident about yourself. Good luck!
It was created in India during the Gupta empire, approximately in the 6th Century AD. That first “chess” was called Chaturanga and it was a four-player board game. In 711 AD when the islamic people conquered Spain they introduced chess in Europe.
The first writing text dates from 6000 BC and is called Dispilio Tablet.
The Mesopotamian people in 4000 BC wrote in cuneiform writing. They wrote with a triangular-shaped tool. The mesopotamian language was the Akkadian, so they wrote in Akkadian, but in Mesopotamian a lot of cultures lived, like Hurrians and Hittites, but the official texts, were written in Akkadian.
In the 2000 BC in Greek islands, three types of writing were created the oldest one is Cretan Hieroglyphic, which was created in Crete and it wasused between 1625-1500 BC. The second oldest one is Linear A, which was created in Kea, Kythera, Melos, Thera and Laconia, and it was used between 1450 BC and 18 century. The “newest” one is called Linear B and it was created in Knossos,Pylos, Mycenae, Thebes, Tiryns, and it was used between 1375-1200 BC.
In Egypt, is the earliest hieroglyphic in the world, the hieroglyphicscript was included an effectivealphabet. The oldest alphabet was found in Sinai desert and it was written on a tortoise shell, it has around of 30 inscriptions.
I chose the theme of “The history of the writing” because it´s interesting, to know how 5000 years ago people wrote and communicated.
-Which type of writing is more similar to ours( Our type of writing is the Arabic)?
Types of writing in Greece
Cretan hieroglyphic
In Crete
Between 1625 and 1500 BC
Linear A
In Kea, Kythera, Melos, Thera and Laconia.
Between 1450 BC and 18 century.
Linear B
In Knossos, Pylos, Mycenae, Thebes and Tiryns.
Between 1350 and 1200 BC
MOULIN ROUGE – A COMPELLING AND MEMORABLE FILM
Moulin Rouge is an exhilarating ‘Jukebox musical’ filmed in 2001. It was directed, produced and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. The main actors are Nicole Kidman and Ewan Mc Gregor, who play the roles of Satine and Christian.
The film is set in Paris in 1899, and it tells the story of Christian, who wants to become a writer among the Bohemian culture, and Satine, a cabaret dancer.At first, Satine doesn´t want to spend time with Christian, since she only loves rich men. However, by the time he starts talking to her, she realizes how wonderful he is, so she falls in love with him.When everything seems to go well, Satine discovers she suffers from Tuberculosis, but she doesn´t tell Christian.
Despite the fact that it was set a long time ago, we think it is one of the best films ever, as it contains the right amount of songs and love that all films must have.We would recommend it to anyone that likes this kind of film.
People have always thought that sports are extremely important, especially at shool. However, not all the people think the same so there are arguments for and against.
On the one hand, as all people know it’s important to be fit, because you will feel better and also look better. Furthermore, and this is extremely important for students and especially for teenagers, it is important to do a lot of sport such as: basketball, football, rugby etc. This will help you to relax and to do activities like: sleep and study.
On the other hand, some students just don’t enjoy doing or playing sports, so they don’t do it. In addition, sometimes, doing so much sport is bad because if you have an exam next day and you don’t know it very well, you also have to go to your sport training, and this may affect your academic studies.
On the whole, it’s always important that people, students or teenagers do sport, minimum two days a week, which will help you to do other tasks.
I chose this song because I like it a lot and because it says lovely things about being all together. However, It’s little bit too nationalist. I really like this song and it is one of my favourite songs that are not in English, Spanish or French. Well there are bits in French but they are really short. The song is in Flemish and speaks about Belgium, a little country between France and Netherlands.
Leve België - Clouseau
Vandaag, als het even mag, neem ik een besluit over noord en zuid Vandaag hijs ik snel de vlag want de trein ontspoort tussen zuid en noord Wij hebben een mooi verleden, ook al spreken we een andere taal Wij delen het mooiste land en in ons hart klinkt er één verhaal
On est tous les mêmes want we zijn allemaal Belgen Oui, je vous aime, ons geheim zijn Vlamingen en Walen in hetzelfde land In dit kleine land, ons Belgenland, staan Vlamingen en Walen aan dezelfde kant Dat mag toch niet verdwijnen want ik hou van België
Vandaag staan we zij aan zij et les différences nemen wij erbij Vandaag is de eendracht groot, zijn we eensgezind, da's niet idioot Wij delen dezelfde passie, wij leven dezelfde droom Ik denk dat de Vlaamse Leeuw en de Waalse Haan samen sterker staan
On est tous les mêmes want we zijn allemaal Belgen Oui, je vous aime, ons geheim zijn Vlamingen en Walen in hetzelfde land In dit kleine land, ons Belgenland, staan Vlamingen en Walen aan dezelfde kant Dat mag toch niet verdwijnen want ik hou van België
Leve België! Ja, leve België!
On est tous les mêmes want we zijn allemaal Belgen Oui, je vous aime, ons geheim zijn Vlamingen en Walen in hetzelfde land In dit kleine land, ons Belgenland, staan Vlamingen en Walen aan dezelfde kant Dat mag toch niet verdwijnen want ik hou van België Geef mij dus maar ons kleine landje : België!
Long Live Belgium – By Clauseau
Today, if you can spare a moment, I will decide about north and south. Today I'll raise the flag, in a hurry because the train is derailing between south and north. We have a beautiful past, even when we speak a different language. We share the most beautiful country and in our heart it is just one story.
We are all the same, because we are all Belgians. Yes, I love you, our secret is Flemish and Walloons in the same country. In this small country, our Belgianland, Flemish and Walloons stand on the same side.
For sure this can't disappear,I love Belgium.
Today we stand side to side and take the differences on the side [= as a side-dish] Today the unity stands strong, we are united, that is not retarded. We share the same passion, we live the same dream. I think the Lion of Flanders and the Rooster of Wallonia stand stronger together.
We are all the same because we are all Belgians. Yes, I love you, our secret is Flemish and Walloons in the same country.
In this small country, our Belgianland, Flemish and Walloons stand on the same side.
For sure this can't dissapear for I love Belgium.
Oh, long live Belgium!. Oh, oh, owowowo
We are all the same because we are all Belgians Yes, I love you, our secret is Flemish and Walloons in the same country In this small country, our Belgianland, Flemish and Walloons stand on the same side For sure this can't disappear,I love Belgium So, give me our little country: Belgium!
The words that are like this is because is French, the rest is in Flemish.
If you don’t understand it is probably you don’t know that in Belgium it is really REALLY different the North from the South. In the South they are like one district more of France, whereas on the North they are more like the Netherlands. The difference is huge and some people want to split Belgium in two.
Last Saturday, I did the First Certificate Exam. I was really nervous and that was, why funny and annoying things at the same time, happened to me.
It only was a simple detail, which started my story, I didn’t set the alarm clock. I woke up at 8:15 am and I had to be there at 8:30. That morning, I was running late, I didn’t even have breakfast, I got dressed and I rushed to the Hotel. But by the time I got there I realised to my utter horror, that I’d left my Confirmation of entrie at home! As you can imagine, I didn’t have any time to go back home and when I went into the exam room I was shaking like a leaf. Luckily, the examiner let me in because I had my ID card.
When I calmed down and focused on the reading paper, two of the candidates were disqualified because they were caught cheating. This, only made me feel more nervous. After the short break, we had the Use of English and thankfully everything went fine although it was a little bit difficult. In the writing, however, I messed up with the instructions and ended up doing task five, which was the only one our teacher had advised us not to do it. It a review of a book that I haden’t even read, I just made it up as I didn’t remember we weren’t supposed to do it. My classmates laughed at me at the break.
But this wasn’t all, in the listening part, I forgot to turn off my mobile phone and it rang. Everyone started staring at me, and we had to repeat one part of the listening.
However, the examiner felt sorry for me and I wasn’t disqualified.
Overall, it was one of the worst experiences of my life, but the exam went alright. Next time, I will remember to set my alarm clock properly.
Since I started preparing for the First certificate I thought it would not only be a challenge but I even had doubts about failing the exam.Everyone, including me , thought the exam was much easier than what we thought due to the fact that many of the parts were much simpler than the ones we did in class.
The day of the exam arrived, and I was not nervous at all although I stayed up late reviewing my notes about writing. I headed down to the exam room and the exam flew by very fast. Once finished I felt totally confident about my performance.
However I was one of the lucky ones who did the exam well because a lot of people thought it was very hard, one funny fact was that someone chose the Book Review when he hadn’t even read it.
Finally I had my speaking exam, I was very confident that it was going to turn out well but once I was talking I got stuck in many parts. For those people who are about to do the FCE, do not hesitate, it´s an easy exam that seems a lot harder.
If one was to stand in the middle of the street and ask passers-by what irritated most about other generations, the answer would most probably be based on the music they listen to. An adult would complain about the deafening beat of adolescents’ artless melodies, the fact that the words lack all meaning and that they would never call that kind of good-for-nothing racket art. A teenager, on the other hand, would argue that the music that they listen to is, in fact, worth hearing, and that it doesn’t have poetic lyrics should hardly be an obstacle to enjoying it.
Yet, if one was to judge the controversial topic of whether different types of music are worth listening to solely as a manifestation of the constant disagreement between adolescents and adults, one would be misunderstanding the very essence of both art and society, as well as the interaction that exists between the two.
In fact, if the behaviour of each generation were labelled by the music they listen to, we would have completely drastic changes from music styles of one decade to the next, a sort of stratification of melodies totally different from one another. Yet, that is not what we find; through the ages there are listeners of all ages who share similar tastes in music. Truth to tell, our musical preferences do not at all depend on our age, or when we were born. Each person holds different tastes because the music that one likes is usually determined by one’s personality and experiences.
Of course, it holds true that there are unmistakable patterns in the music of each generation, and that there must be a uniform criterion that makes a certain type of music succeed at a certain time. Nowadays, for example, most young people prefer dance, house, or electronic music to opera, folk or metal. And then comes classical music at the end of the list—usually portrayed as a lingering anachronism in today’s high-tech society.
Even so, the assumption that Mozart, Verdi, or Bach were composers whose music is not apt for the present is in fact a false supposition. There are many people who enjoy listening to either classical music or opera to relax, or to enjoy the splendour of an orchestra. After a moment of thought, this seems apparent, because if people didn’t appreciate the beauty of these classical harmonies, why would anyone play in an orchestra? And who would go to chamber music concerts?
Likewise, the same assumption is made from music not only from previous centuries (such as Beethoven or Haydn), but also from previous decades. This is where our judgement in music fails again—first by thinking that each generation listens to their own music, and secondly by thinking that we should ignore music from previous or following generations. There are young people that enjoy the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jimmy Hendrix or ABBA. There are middle-aged listeners eager to hear the latest songs by David Guetta or Rihanna.
Ultimately, music is not a question of age—be it of the song, artist or listener. Music is about the message, the melody and the meaning. And overall, what it makes us, the listeners, think about, and feel. And this is where the controversy lies, in whether a certain type of music is art or not, if it has a message or not, not whether it should be praised or discarded because of its copyright date. To truly solve this debate, however, one must realize that art is a subjective matter, and that music is also of this same fickle nature, thus comprehending that no one is fit to judge and attack music, only to enjoy it.
I chose this song because this is one of my favourite songs in another language, also because I can´t stop listening to it and I wanted to share it with the rest. This song is about the experience of parties you or other people have in the disco.
Was ist los? Es ist Party angesagt!
Die Saison ist eröffnet, Es ist ein wahres Spektakel, Denn alle komm'n weil es abgeht. Das ist 'ne riesengroße Party.
Reißt die Arme in den Himmel Und schwenkt sie über den Kopf. Mann, wir sind erst am Ziel, Wenn der Schweiß von der Decke tropft.
Die Wände schwitzen, alle springen, Alles was wir lieben! Wir lassen uns das gottverdammte Feiern nicht verbieten. Wie ein kranker Haufen Raufen wir uns, Atzen lasst es krachen. Die Spießer sind geschockt Und packen ganz schnell ihre Sachen.
Wir lassen uns nicht verarschen. Wir tanzen und wir toben. Hebt die Hände nach oben Und dann lasst uns Disco Pogen!! Disco Pogo...
Dis-Co-Po-Go, dingelingeling, dingelingeling. Alle Atzen sing'n Dis-Co-Po-Go, dingelingeling, dingelingeling. Alle Atzen sing'n
Die Masse rockt, Wir sind bekloppt. Wir pogen, don't stop the rock. Wir baden in der Me-Me-Menge, Darauf hab ich Bock!
Voll normal verfeiern mit. Ich fass mir auch mal in den Schritt. Breakdance, oder Atzentanz, Wir tanzen heut' den Pogohit!
Disco Pogo, Atzenlogo. Atzenstyle ist Disco Pogo! Atzen rasten nicht am Tag, Feiern mit dem Atzenlogo. Schubsen, drücken, hüpfen, springen, Raufen, saufen, tanzen, pogen!
Dis-Co-Po-Go, dingelingeling, dingelingeling. Alle Atzen sing'n Dis-Co-Po-Go, dingelingeling, dingelingeling. Alle Atzen sing'n
English Version
What's up?! It's partytime!
Time to make party It's a real spactacle B/O everybody's there in a quite good mood this is a real big party
Put your hands up in the air And stretch them over your head Man, we've first achieved your aim When the sweat drops off the ceiling The walls sweat, everbody's drinking, Everything we love, We don't renounce to party Like an insane bunch We tussle, Atzen let's rock The bourgeois are shocked And pack up their things
We don't kid ourselves We're dancing and we're romping Put your hands up And let us disco pogen!!
Dis-Co-Po-Go, dingelingeling, dingelingeling. Every Atze is singing Dis-Co-Po-Go, Dingalingaling Dingalingaling Every Atze is singing
The people rock We're daft We "pogen", Dr.Rock shocks us We're bathing in the cr-cr-crowd That's what I like Completely normal, we're reveling I even sometimes grab my *censored* Breakdance or Atzendance Today, we're dancing to the Pogo Hit! Disco Pogo , Atzen emblem Atzenstyle is Disco Pogo! Atzen don't rest in the daytime They are celebrating with the Atzen emblem Hustling, spinning, jumping, bouncing, tussling, boozing, dancing, pogen..
Atzen Party Dingeling (4x) Disco Pogen, That´s what we like!! Disco Pogen, That´s what we like!!
1)Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
2)Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.
3)I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
4)How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
5)Send toast to ten tense stout saints' ten tall tents.
6)Denise sees the fleece, Denise sees the fleas. At least Denise could sneeze and feed and freeze the fleas.
7)Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
8)Picky people pick Peter Pan Peanut-Butter, 'tis the peanut-butter picky people pick.
9)Luke Luck likes lakes. Luke's duck likes lakes. Luke Luck licks lakes. Luck's duck licks lakes. Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes.Luke Luck takes licks in lakes duck likes.
10)Did Dick Pickens prick his pinkie pickling cheap cling peaches in an inch of Pinch or framing his famed French finch photos?
Extra: A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose!
At first, I was frightened about it and while waiting for my turn I was rather nervous. If that wasn’t enough, my partner hadn’t arrived yet. My English teacher was waiting with me, and advised me to breathe deeply, think about other things and be confident about myself. If I were you I’d do the same, because it really helped me. If that is not enough I would recommend you to practise a little bit with your partner. Finally, he came just in time to start the test and I was quite relaxed. Once I entered the room and greeted the examiners I felt quite comfortable and did my best. Then, when you are relaxed and confident doing the speaking everything goes better.
